Textual Evidence

How does gravity act as an erosional force? Use Textual evidence from the reading to support your claim. You will need to cite the page number  where you found your information. 

Large Scale Changes

What forces in nature do you think would make large scales changes to the surface of the Earth? 
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Out of this World

We have been studying the rock cycle on planet Earth. Do you think rock cycles on other planets in our solar system? Choose a planet in our solar system and tell why you think that planet may or may not have a rock cycle. Please use evidence to support your claim and site your sources. 

A missing piece

Imagine if one part of the rock cycle were to stop working. Describe in detail how that would affect other parts of the planet. 

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Gopro Rock Cycle

Imagine you could put a gopro camera on a rock and watch it go through the rock cycle. Describe what you would see when you watched the video.

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More about metamorphic

 

What types of rock are parent/protolith rocks to metamorphic rock? Please give specific examples.

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More Depth of Rocks

Igneous rock forms from  lava or magma cooling to a solid state. How would a scientist be able to tell if a piece of igneous rock was formed from lava or magma? 

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Where does it happen?

Which rock process takes place on the surface of the Earth? 

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Words of Rock

Please select any of the vocabulary words for our study of weathering, erosion, and the rock cycle, then use that word in a sentence of your own, Your sentence should give meaning to the word from the context of the sentence. 

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Energy in the Rock Cycle

What is an example of energy flowing through the rock cycle? Think of the types of energy and how one rock may be formed into another type of rock. 

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Rock and Energy

What are the three basic types of rock? What are some of the forms of energy that change one rock type into another? 

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Rock Cycle

What do you know about the rock cycle? How do you think weathering and erosion may be part of the rock cycle?

Answers Should Be What You Know 

Not what the web Knows. 

Agents of Erosion

What is erosion, how is it different than weathering? What are some of the agents of erosion? 

Climate

Can climate affect weathering? What type of weathering would you expect to find with the climate in Maine? 

Two Types

What are the two types of weathering? Please give a specific example of at least one type. 

What happens ?

How does a large piece of rock become a small piece of rock? 

What is it made of?

What materials do you think makes up the surface of the Earth? 

Sharing Science

Please share a science fact that you find interesting. You may do some research to find your fact but, please cite your source.